Sports Shorts: Double point finish for Force India at British Grand Prix

Sahara Force India enjoyed a double points finish at the 'home' British Grand Prix with Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez finishing eight and ninth to collect six points for the team, in Silverstone, on Sunday.

The Indian Formula One team consolidated its fourth position in the constructors championship and is now sitting pretty at 95 with closest rival Williams a distant fifth at 41.

Williams could collect only one point from the race with Felipe Massa taking the last spot in top-10.

Both the Force India drivers managed to keep Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo behind for some time but the Australian passed both of them and eventually finished fifth.

India's Harinder Pal Sandhu continued his fine run by winning a second title in two weeks, beating top-seed Rex Hedrick of Australia 12-14, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7 in a 77-minute final of Victorian Open squash in Melbourne, on Sunday.

Sandhu, who had reached the final of the PSA Tour event without dropping a game, ran into an opponent, who was ready for a long battle. The first game saw long rallies and Hedrick held his nerve to win it on extra points as the two mixed caution with aggression.

Third-seeded Sandhu, who had won the South Australian Open last week, stepped up to win the second game 11-3 using an attacking game to keep his rival at bay.

The third game also followed a similar pattern as Sandhu romped home 11-4.

The 28-year-old Indian carried the momentum into the fourth game and stayed ahead to win it 11-7. It was his fourth title of the year.

He had beaten Piedro Schweertman of the Netherlands yesterday to reach the final.

Ramkumar, Karman lose in finals

IMAGE: India's Ramkumar Ramanathan. Photograph: PTI

Ramkumar Ramanathan will have to wait for his first ATP Challenger level singles title and Karman Kaur Thandi for her maiden ITF singles title as both of them lost their respective finals in contrasting fashion in Winnetka and Naiman events respectively, on Sunday.

Ramkumar, playing his second singles final on Challenger Tour, lost 6-7 (1) 2-6 to Japan's Akira Santillan in the summit clash of the US $75000 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships in Winnetka.